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  2. List of Hawaiian monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Hawaiian: Ma ka Lokomaikaʻi o ke Akua, Ke Aliʻi o ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻAina English: By the grace of God, the Monarch of the Hawaiian Islands: Kamehameha IV Kamehameha V Lunalilo Kalākaua Liliuokalani I 1887–1891 Hawaiian: Ma ka Lokomaikaʻi o ke Akua, Moʻi o ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻAina English: By the grace of God, King of the Hawaiian Islands ...

  3. Hawaiian Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Hawaiian delegation secured the assurance of Hawaiian independence by U.S. president John Tyler on December 19, 1842. They then met Simpson in Europe to secure formal recognition by the United Kingdom and France. On March 17, 1843, King Louis Philippe of France recognized Hawaiian independence at the urging of King Leopold I of Belgium.

  4. Monarchs of the Hawaiian Islands - Wikipedia

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    The new order included new laws and a new social structure for the islands separating the people into classes. The Ali‘i Nui was the king, with his ‘aha kuhina just below him. The ali‘i were the royal nobles with the kahuna (priests) below them, the maka‘āinana (commoners) next, and the kauā as the lowest social caste. [4]

  5. Kamehameha I - Wikipedia

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    Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəmehəˈmɛhə]; Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; c. 1736 – c. 1761 to May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, [2] was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

  6. History of Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    As a result, the Queen and the King prioritized healthcare, because diseases like leprosy and influenza were destroying the Hawaiian people. The king's plan was struck down because a healthcare plan had been part of the Constitution of 1852. [126] The King's rule came to an end on November 30, 1863, when he died from chronic asthma. [130]

  7. Aliʻi nui of Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    The aliʻi nui is the supreme ruler (sometimes called the "King" or Moi) of the island. Aliʻi refers to the ruling class of Hawaiʻi prior to the formation of the united kingdom. Here, "Hawaiʻi" refers to the island of Hawaiʻi, also called "the Big Island".

  8. Kalākaua - Wikipedia

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    King Kalākaua, Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, and "Kalākaua's Singing Boys", his own personal headed choir, c. 1889. The ukulele was introduced to the Hawaiian islands during the reign of Kalākaua, by Manuel Nunes, José do Espírito Santo, and Augusto Dias, Portuguese immigrants from Madeira and Cape Verde. [168]

  9. Aliʻi nui of Maui - Wikipedia

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    The monarchs of Maui, like those of the other Hawaiian islands, claim descent from Wākea and Papa.They were sometimes referred to as Mōʻī beginning in the mid 19th century, and would later become commonly translated from the Hawaiian language into English as the word "king". [1]